Three meals a day

Chinese words refer to three meals a day, namely breakfast, lunch and dinner. In ancient times, eating in the DPRK was called eating, inviting people to dinner was called eating, and dinner was called eating.

2. origin: before the song dynasty, ordinary people only ate two meals a day, only four meals for the royal family and three meals for the princes. In the Western Han Dynasty, the imperial edict given to Liu An, the exiled king of Huainan, specifically pointed out that "three meals a day should be reduced to two meals". This is attributed to the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, except that the restaurants were no longer confined in the middle of the market as in the Tang Dynasty, the night market did not impose a curfew at night, and the nightlife was rich at night, so we added a dinner.

3. Historical relevance:

Three meals a day is something we are used to, but why three meals instead of two or five? This also starts from an old legend.

4. Allusions:

Before Qin and Han Dynasties, people only ate two meals a day. Because agriculture is underdeveloped and food is limited, even two meals should be treated according to people. "Mozi Zashou" said that soldiers eat two meals a day, and their food intake is divided into five grades. The first meal is called "Chao Shi" or "Li", and it is eaten when the sun goes to the southeast (corner). The second meal, called "Nian" or "Shi", is eaten at Shenshi (around 4 pm). For the meal time, the ancients said "from time to time, don't eat" "The Analects". Eating at a time when you shouldn't eat is considered as a polite act or a special reward. For example, according to Records of the Historical Records of Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu heard that Liu Bang wanted Wang Guanzhong, and he was angry and ordered to "enjoy foot soldiers every day" to reward soldiers and inspire morale.

after the Han dynasty, two meals a day gradually became three or four meals. Moreover, the three meals began to be divided into breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast, called cold utensils in the Han Dynasty, refers to the snacks used after getting up in the morning and washing. To the Tang dynasty, cold tools began to have the name of heart. "A Random Record of NengGai Zhai" says: "The secular case takes morning snacks as snacks, which has been said since the Tang Dynasty." Up to now, breakfast is still called breakfast in many areas of our country. Lunch was once called "lunch" or "lunch" by the ancients.

when you have two meals a day, people think that "the sage and the people plow and eat together, and they start with food", and eating in Mencius Teng Wengong means the passage of a day. Today, people often use the term "three meals a day" to express different feelings about time, including those who cherish time.